Impact of Educators\u27 Considerations of Children\u27s Perspectives on Language Development

Abstract Many children are in a group setting for most of the day in early childhood programs with educators developing the programming and schedules (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2019). Research was analyzed to see if the lack of consideration of the children’s interests and perspectives had an impact on language development during early childhood. Evidence showed that learning was enhanced when children were given the opportunity to make decisions and engage in meaningful activities of interest to the children (Breathnach, Danby, & O’Gorman, 2017; Kinkead-Clark, 2017; Pyle & Alaca, 2016). The research demonstrated that planning with the children, understanding the children’s funds of knowledge and personal interests were essential aspects for educators to consider when creating an environment conducive for language development for young children (Chesworth, 2016; Hedges et al., 2011)